PlusFour Solutions: Guidance through Assessment

PlusFour Solutions, under the direction of Dr. Steve Newton, is an organization whose focus is the assessment of individuals and families. Using the latest scientific instruments combined with current training, Dr. Newton will evaluate you, your family or child/teen.

The evaluative process can be helpful in a variety of circumstances:

• School Readiness and Placement
• Assessment of Language-based and Non-verbal Learning Disorders
• Classroom Accommodations for IEP and 504 Plans
• Assessment of Emotional and Behavior Problems
• Assessment of the Out-of-control Child
• Assessment Related to Placement in Therapeutic Schools and Programs
• Diagnostic Evaluation for Purposes of Treatment Recommendations
• Court Referred Assessment

Because Dr. Newton specializes in testing, he remains current with the most recent trends, instruments and diagnostic procedures. Because he has worked in this field for over twenty-five years, he coordinates treatment with the most competent professionals throughout the Bay Area. Because Dr. Newton focuses only on assessment, and no longer provides therapy or management, he conducts more assessments each month than most professionals conduct in a year.

Dr. Newton works with school age children as well as with adults of all ages to understand and diagnose problems related to school, work or relationships and families.

Test data will be presented to parents and school professionals using the PlusFour Report System. This report style provides comprehensive test data in a report format that is widely recognized as the leader in written and digital presentations. While many psychological reports are little more than lists of test data with dry narrative, the PlusFour Report System utilizes cutting edge technology to present meaningful data with charts, graphs, digital photographs and strategic use of color. The result is a useful report that is dynamic and highly informative.

The goal at PlusFour Solutions is to tailor the assessment process to the unique needs relative to the child and his or her family. Dr. Steve Newton specializes in working with individuals of all ages from elementary through graduate school and beyond. He utilizes the most current test instruments to assess individuals. Test instruments are chosen to be developmentally age appropriate. There is no “cookie-cutter” or generic process at PlusFour Solutions because no set of procedures fits all students.

Assessments are tailored to the individual needs of each student and provide targeted data with which to make informed decisions and placements. A full battery of psychological testing may not be necessary, and only those assessment procedures pertinent to your situation will be implemented. Dr. Newton will not suggest that you commit the important resources of time and money to an evaluation that is not necessary. The hallmark of a PlusFour assessment is the personal attention, time and care put into each phase of the process. We receive no financial consideration for the referral of an individual, student or family to another professional or organization. We make referrals based on clinical necessity and best match of services to the needs of a child.